Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cuba
Cuba: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 8.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cuba peaked at 10.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cuba?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cuba was 8.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Cuba ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.